Merge has put up a fresh sampler for free download at the Amazon MP3 store, and it has a great selection of tracks. According to Merge,
Spring has sprung and it is time for a new free Merge sampler! Visit Amazon.com now to download fourteen free songs from the latest albums by Radar Brothers, Spoon, Let’s Wrestle, She & Him and more. The sampler features special cover art by Let’s Wrestle’s Wesley Patrick Gonzalez.
Recently, mysterious Memphian Harlan T. Bobo released Sucker, his third album. Just like Bobo’s past efforts — 2007’s I’m Your Man and his 2006 debut Too Much Love — Sucker is a damn-near-perfect blend of old-school rock and all the good things that ever came out of the Memphis/Detroit/Chicago trifecta. Continue reading…
Tom Petty, our favorite living Wilbury after Lucky, is about to release a new album. Called Mojo, the record marks his first collaboration with The Heartbreakers in almost a decade.
The laid-back Mr. Petty would appreciate it if you’d kindly purchase Mojo. Of course, he realizes that you may have multiple priorities in life — including dancing with Mary Jane — so if you’re going to get up and do him a solid, he wants to make it worth your while. Continue reading…
When The New Pornographers put out an album, it’s always an event. Continue reading…
Erick Wales, of the defunct San Diego band Dehra Dun, is missing.
Wales was last seen on Monday, April 19th, at 6:30am in the Mission Valley area. The blonde, slender Wales is 24 years old, 6 feet tall, and weighs 140 pounds. When he was last seen, he was wearing a black shirt, blue jeans, and a brown belt. He drives a black, two-door Saturn Ion with a broken right-side mirror, license plate number FR33BSD.
Wales’ friends and family have started a website to coordinate the search, Find Erick Wales. The site provides contact information to use if you have any information as to his whereabouts and a downloadable flyer you can print out to display in your neighborhood.
Before disbanding in 2006, Dehra Dun were a local sensation. Wales played keytar in the band, which would reform as The Silent Comedy. Anyone with information about Erick should call 619-301-9283.
UPDATE: On November 14, 2010, Wales’ family released the following statement: “Someone contacted the San Diego Police Dept. concerning Erick. Through personal follow-up and photographic evidence, it has been confirmed that Erick is alive and is safe. He has established himself in another community and has chosen to pursue the course that he is on and his new direction. We have been very thankful for all the support you have given us over the last 7 months. This breakthrough came as a result of your continuous prayers. Please spread the news that Erick is alive and safe…thank you.”